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    Association between plasma L-carnitine levels and mitochondrial DNA copy number

    Mitochondria are key cytoplasmic organelles in eukaryotic cells that generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy num...

    Mingyue Li, Keming Yang, Immaculata De Vivo in BMC Molecular and Cell Biology (2023)

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    Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness

    Handedness has been extensively studied because of its relationship with language and the over-representation of left-handers in some neurodevelopmental disorders. Using data from the UK Biobank, 23andMe and t...

    Gabriel Cuellar-Partida, Joyce Y. Tung, Nicholas Eriksson in Nature Human Behaviour (2021)

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    Diet/lifestyle and risk of diabetes and glycemic traits: a Mendelian randomization study

    Observational studies have demonstrated diet/lifestyle play roles in development of type 2 diabetes (T2DM); however, it remains unclear whether these relationships are causal.

    Renyu Ding, Tao Huang, Jiali Han in Lipids in Health and Disease (2018)

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    In Utero and Lactational Lanthanum Exposure Induces Olfactory Dysfunction Associated with Downregulation of βIII-tubulin and Olfactory Marker Protein in Young Rats

    We evaluated the role of βIII-tubulin in the morphology of olfactory receptor neuron (ORN) and olfactory dysfunction in offspring caused by prenatal and postnatal lanthanum exposure. Pregnant rats were exposed...

    Shuai Hao, Fei Yu, Aihui Yan, Yang Zhang, Jiali Han in Biological Trace Element Research (2012)